"Teaching specific terms in a specific way is probably the strongest action a teacher can take to ensure that students have the academic background knowledge they need to understand the content they will encounter in school. When all the teachers in a school focus on the same academic vocabulary and teach it in the same way, the school has a powerful comprehensive approach. When all the teachers in a district embrace and use the approach, it becomes even more powerful."Source: Building Academic Vocabulary Teacher's Manual
Academic Vocabulary List - Curriculum Roadmap
Resources:
Building Academic Vocabulary - ASCD
A Six Step Process For Teaching Academic Vocabulary - Flash Video
Nine Essential Instructional Strategies
About Dr. Marzano
Marzano Research Labratory - A Website for Teachers
Building Academic Vocabulary - Moving at the Speed of Creativity Blog - Wesley Fryer
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Sustained Silent Reading - Hot Chalk
Review of Building Background Knowledge - ASCE
Robert Marzano Study: A New Paradigm for Education Change - Landmark Education
Dr. Robert Marzano: Innovation in Education - Promethean Planet